The wizard of oz is a 1939 american musical fantasy film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. Im taking part by freshening up a post on midnight 1939, featuring john barrymore in a spectacular screwball performance to read my entry on midnight, please click here. Russo is a master of the horror genre in two media. Midnight 1939 the great site in the good old days of classic hollywood is hosting a blogathon all about the legendary barrymore dynasty. Adventures end no prints of this film are known to exist. In a shanty in old shanty town by joe young, ira schuster, jack little, performed by gladys george.
With eddie quillan, sally starr, frances upton, tom keene. Barbara stanwyck as nurse lora hart in night nurse. Night work 1939 an apartmenthouse manager charles ruggles and his wife mary boland raise their children, but its not easy. It sparkled with showy erudition and the electricity of a true original. Hollywood films produced in southern california were at the height of their golden age in spite of many cheaply made or undistinguished films also being produced, something to be expected with any year in commercial cinema, and during 1939 there are the premieres of an outstandingly large number of. About the film, cahiers du cinema wrote to what degree this film is a work of.
George waggner pirates of the skies usa 1939 65m bw general film u d. Everything happens at night 1939 film complet en francais a 20171028t20. Night work 1939 cast and crew an apartmenthouse manager charles ruggles and his wife mary boland raise their children, but its not easy. Frank baums 1900 childrens fantasy novel the wonderful wizard of oz. Thus was the calling the other night when we were choosing a movie. Considered to be a lost film 1937 the alamo 1960 note. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows. They say by edward heyman, paul mann, stephan weiss nw. This thrill sequence alone makes night work worth viewing.
Smith goes to washington, stagecoach, the women also included this fantastic screwball comedy written by billy wilder and charles brackett and directed by mitchell leisen. Marisha pessls first novel, special topics in calamity physics, was a maddening, twisty, eventual knockout of a book. Your average writer of thrillers should lust for pessls deft touch with character. An apartmenthouse manager charles ruggles and his wife mary boland raise their children, but its not easy. The holocaust film that was too shocking to show film. In this sequel to 1939 s boy trouble, the fitch family is managing an apartment building when the grandfather of their adopted son butch decides the family isnt worthy of raising his grandson. Midnight directed by mitchell leisen produced by a. The title card in a night at the garden informs us this was february 20, 1939. Remember the night is a beautiful, but sad christmas love story with fred macmurray and barbara stanwyck. Film historians often rate 1939 as the greatest year in the history of hollywood. But in 1939, in the small town of palo alto, the stanford theatre was one of three theaters, including the varsity and the mayfield later the fine arts that offered a double bill every night. Midnight, written by that matchless hollywood pair billy wilder and charles backett, is that rare hollywood bird.
America will be off to see the wizard again friday night for the 25th time in the last 27 years. When i saw that date, i felt a small tug in my brain. Night film, the gorgeously written, spellbinding new novel by the dazzlingly inventive marisha pessl, will hold you in suspense until you turn the final page. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. The wizard of oz is perhaps the most famous work for which the names harold arlen and yip harburg are known. Night work is a 1939 american comedy film starring mary boland, charles ruggles, billy lee, and donald oconnor. His bestknown work is night of the living dead, the classic 1968 horror film for which he wrote the screenplay. The warner home video bluray set of the golden year collection 1939 comes in their fanfold bookform disc holder. It enjoyed a morethan30year reign as the alltime hollywood box office champion, and it won eight academy awards in addition to two honorary awards. There are at least two versions of this film that have been released on videodvd. This site is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. Paul robeson remains as well known as an actor and athlete as for his musical activities, and in general is a big name whose music most listeners have sampled only in bits and pieces. Rozsas film oeuvre i recently watched the largely forgotten 1939 film on the night of the fire us title. Accessibility legal inspector general external link disclaimer usa.
Let us live stars henry fonda and maureen osullivan, directed by john brahm. My first experience a few years ago with midnight was so wonderful, it somehow has been placed in that special tier of films you can go back to without question when you want an evening of complete enjoyment. Based on the runaway bestselling 1936 novel gone with the wind. In addition to the five blurays, a sixth dvd disc holds an hourlong documentary, 1939. The second film in the closing night protonoir marathon at the 17th annual noir city film festival was let us live 1939. She uses the cash he took to pay off a drape maker. Tea for two by irving caesar, vincent youmans the ensemble. Night work 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With an excellent script by preston sturges and charming performances by sterling holloway as willy and beulah bondi, remember the night has all the makings of a. Once again mary bolands name heads the cast, but it is charlie ruggles who makes the movie. In 1945, overseen by by alfred hitchcock, a crack team of british filmmakers went to germany to document the full horror of the concentration camps. Footage recalls the night madison square garden filled. The complete emi sessions 19281939 paul robeson songs.
The middleton family at the new york worlds fair, 1939, 2012. In this british thriller, a barber must steal to fund his wifes addiction to spending money. When a tycoon is accused of murder, the private eye tracking him finds himself roped in as an accessory and attempts to evade police, kidnapping a poetess along the way. Most of the time i kept it in the back of my closet, forgetting it was there. In this sequel to 1939s boy trouble, the fitch family is managing an apartment building when the grandfather of their adopted son butch decides the family isnt. To add insulttoinjury willie is also the stores designated fired man.
A night at the garden was directed and edited by marshall curry and was supported and released by field of vision. And be sure to check out all the posts in the barrymore trilogy blogathon. Life had been a suit id only put on for special occasions. Mcdonough prairie moon usa 1938 58m bw british lion u d. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, it is the most commercially successful adaptation of l. Night film has been precisionengineered to be read at high velocity, and its energy would be the envy of any summer blockbuster. Read the full synopsis of night work, 1939, directed by george archainbaud, with mary boland, charles ruggles, billy lee, at turner classic movies. The wondrous year of 1939 gone with the wind, the wizard of oz, mr. The story is pretty thin and ultrafar fetched but the film moves so fast it doesnt matter. A night at the garden is the most terrifying movie you.
Willie, as an assistant windowdresser, is the lowest man on the totem pole at a department store. Overview of night work, 1939, directed by george archainbaud, with mary boland, charles ruggles, billy lee, at turner classic movies. Leith stevens and the saturday night swing club, with nan wynn, vocal. There was a lull before the storm and hollywood, as if expecting to be judged by posterity, produced a portfolio of masterpieces. Brahm would go on to direct the gothic noir hangover square 1945 and the psychological film noir the locket 1946. The year 1939 in film is widely considered the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year considered as a percentage of the population in the united states, canada, and the united kingdom at that time. Night film is marisha pessls new novel the new york times. Find the monthly tcm movie schedule and programming guide and learn. Each disc is lodged in a card sleeve, as in an old 78rpm record collection. Night work is a pre code comedy directed by russel mack, released in 1930 and starring eddie quillan, sally starr and frances upton. For that reason alone, this sevendisc compilation of robesons emi recordings, made in britain, would be worth a place in libraries and collections. Anyone writing a very long postmodern horrormovie novel is working in the giant shadow cast by mark z danielewskis majestic house of leaves. This short film provides a behindthescenes look at the onlocation filming of the night of the iguana 1964.
Im just wild about harry by eubie blake, noble sissle, my melancholy baby by george a. Dementia free also called daughter of horror, this film by john. Gone with the wind, american epic film, released in 1939, that was one of the best known and most successful films of all time. Perhaps the most extraordinary record on television belongs to the 1939 film the wizard of oz. With claudette colbert, james stewart, guy kibbee, nat pendleton.
The title midnight alludes to cinderella, and the movie does have a pleasant magical quality about it, although it doesnt really. Night of the living dead was adapted as a sixtyminute audiocassette, simon and schuster audioworks, 1988. Directed primarily by victor fleming who left the production to take over the troubled gone with the wind, the film. In this short film, san francisco gang members turn their lives around working on. This is the night mail an icon of britains documentary film movement. He walked by night free filmnoir drama, told in semidocumentary style. A short documentary shows the 20,000strong rally held by the nazisupporting germanamerican bund in 1939. With mary boland, charles ruggles, billy lee, donald oconnor. Robert young, as the proskepticamateur detective, and frank craven, as his smart ass father, are quite funny as the crime solving duo. The film was nominated for a 2019 academy award for best documentary short. Praise for night film night film has been precisionengineered to be read at high velocity, and its energy would be the envy of any summer blockbuster. I dont remember ever having seen the film before but it certainly doesnt deserve to be a lost film in any way.